Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Suricata Network Security Product
CVE-2024-55605

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Open Information Security Foundation

Status
Suricata
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2025

What is CVE-2024-55605?

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Suricata, a network Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System. This vulnerability stems from the processing of large input buffers by various transformation functions, including to_lowercase, to_uppercase, and url_decode. If exploited, it can cause the application to crash due to stack overflow errors. The issue has been mitigated in version 7.0.8 of Suricata, making it crucial for users to upgrade to maintain operational integrity.

References

https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA...
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7229

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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